kayceecan - I'm surprised HDL was not mentioned, and assume it went up. HDL is broken into LDL of a variety of shapes and sizes when there is a percieved need, and LDLs are broken down to accomodate specific tasks - resulting in VLDLs. The VLDL (very low density lipid) count went down because your body stopped getting bombarded by exaggerated insulin response (which damages cells) causing LDL and VLDL generation and use. So you can see by your numbers that the body does not feel threatened anymore, and the HDL is held in reserve, the LDLs and VLDLs drop.

musicmama and others - I routinely go thru cycles of "flabby feeling" days and "trim feeling" days. I think you will, too, and that it does not signal that you are doing something wrong. Sometimes it coincides with weight loss or lack of, but generally not. For me, it turns out to be about 2.5 weeks trim, followed by about 5-7 days of "eeew! where is this flab coming from?".